Through the eyes of someone with social anxiety disorder

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) affects many young adolescents. Individuals who experience SAD have an intense and persistent fear of being judged or rejected by others. This fear negatively affects all aspects of their lives, such as work and school. This video illustrates what SAD is and what it’s like for someone to have SAD in hopes to educate young adolescents about this disorder. This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students Nadia Butt, Nour-Eddin Garada and Ava Oliaei Copyright McMaster University 2019. References: Brook, C. A., & Schmidt, L. A. (2008). Social anxiety disorder: a review of environmental risk factors. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 4(1), 123–143. doi:10.2147/ndt.s1799 Find Help Now. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2019, from https://cmha.bc.ca/documents/social-anxiety-disorder-2/. Ryan, J. L., & Warner, C. M. (2012). Treating Adolescents with Social Anxiety Disorder in Schools. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 21(1), 105–118. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2011.08.011 Social Anxiety Disorder. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2019, from https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/social-anxiety-disorder. Social Anxiety Disorder. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2019, from https://anxietycanada.com/disorders/social-anxiety-disorder/.